Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Rowntree Park
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Mansion House
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Victoria Bar
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Fairfax House
- Monk Bar
- Middleham Jewel
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters